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Isaiah Thomas focuses on family, and Zeke-End fans treat him like their own

At the annual Zeke-End basketball tournament, local NBA star Isaiah Thomas, the host, is met by the masses. They are mostly welcoming the former Curtis High School standout home after a long season with the Boston Celtics.

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Isaiah Thomas comes home to Tacoma for Zeke-End tournament

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Sumner’s four-star linebacker Ben Wilson announces college decision — he’s headed to TCU

Sumner inside linebacker Ben Wilson, a four-star recruit and all-state linebacker, announced his college decision on Friday after narrowing his colleges to seven schools: Arizona State, Cal, Louisville, TCU, Utah, Vanderbilt and Washington State.

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Tumwater’s Sid Otton headlines WIAA’s 2017 hall of fame inductees

Sid Otton coached Tumwater football for 43 years and on Friday it was announced that he will headline the WIAA’s 2017 class for its hall of fame, joining it alongside Al Hairston, Don Freeman, Cheryl (Byers) Schauble, Duke Washington, Dele Gunnerson and Craig Smith.

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Sumner four-star linebacker Ben Wilson announces college commitment

Sumner linebacker Ben Wilson, a four-star recruit by most major recruiting services and a TNT All-Area selection

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Sinnes no longer Fife’s girls basketball coach; he takes over boys program at Auburn Mountainview

Matt Sinnes steps down as the girls basketball coach at Fife High School to take over as the boys basketball coach at Auburn Mountainview for Thomas Ostrander, who has accepted a position as AMV’s assistant principal.

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How did Isaiah Thomas land an NBA all-star for this weekend’s celebrity tournament?

The ex-Curtis High School standout is injured from the NBA playoffs, so he he has brought in John Wall of the Washington Wizards to play for his team.

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When it comes to sports, Tahoma’s Ginny Mehl is having a ball ... and shot, discus and javelin

Tahoma’s Ginny Mehl earned 12 letters in high school while playing three sports (volleyball, basketball and track). She won two state shot put invidual titles and helped Tahoma girls win their first track and field state championship, which is why she’s The News Tribune’s senior female athlete of the year.

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Athletes of the year: The best HS senior female athletes in the South Sound

The top senior female athletes of the year in the South Sound for the 2016-17 school year includes Tahoma’s 12-letter winner Ginny Mehl as well as the top nominees from every other school in the region.

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Coaches association releases 2017 all-state high school boys soccer teams

The Washington State Soccer Coaches Association released the all-state high school boys soccer teams for the 2017 season, which include 4A MVP Luke Gregg of Todd Beamer. Beamer coach Joel Lindberg earned coach of the year.

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Tahoma's Ginny Mehl earns TNT female athlete of the year

Tahoma's Ginny Mehl was a standout track and field, volleyball and basketball player in her four years — earning 12 varsity letters. She's heading to UW for track as The News Tribune's senior female athlete of the year.

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Athletes of the year: The best HS senior female athletes in the South Sound

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He found a home with adopted parents, then as three-sport star at Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier’s J.J. Young dominated in every sport he played this year — earning all-purpose player of the year in football, averaging a double-double in basketball and winning a state track title. He’s The News Tribune’s 2016-17 senior male athlete of the year.

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